And he's the nicest guy in the world. He played hard. Immediately when he got in in the first half, he made a basket. He made play after play. And the block, hopefully we got it on tape, that was an incredible block. |
David had one of his best games. He started the game making a lot of great plays on both ends of the court. When he's got that kind of energy, commitment and focus, our team's really good. |
Every conference game is tough. Year-after-year, these games take on similar personalities to the coaches. Bob Taylor of Northwood, he's coached hundreds of GLIAC games, and his team will be ready to play. |
Friday, from 3-6 p.m., the players will help pump gas, clean windshields and hand out free tickets to people at all four Holiday stations in Marquette County. |
He didn't make a mistake out there (Sunday). He's out there guarding guards with a bad ankle. That job he did was something special. It kind of goes unsung because there's no big stats for him. But he's a special player for us. |
He hurt it real bad when he first got here - before he got here - and was in a boot for months. When you re-injure an old ankle, it hurts like crazy. But he'll be OK (today). |
I don't know if any team in the country team did that (schedule). We needed to get through that alive and I think we are. |
I was worried about our fatigue level, but fortunately, it didn't show up. I was proud of how we responded after three tough games. |
If we've got 10 guys playing like that, we've got a chance to go through January, deep into February with a lot of fresh legs and a lot of fresh bodies. |
Steve has been playing really well that the last two games. I'm really happy to see him perform like that. |
The guy guarding (Kaiser) had three fouls. He's not a rugged post defender. We figured, get it in there, maybe he'll get his fourth. He (Kaiser) is a great shooter. During that span, he got six points and an assist. That's great for Steve. He's done everything we've asked. Fortunately for him, he was able to get a couple of tough baskets. |
They sent the first double team at him, he settled down, got patient, kicked it out and got a 3, and that really got him going I think. When his 3-point shots go in, he's a great player, and he scored some tough baskets in the post to keep out lead up. |
We beat them in a close, tough game earlier in the year. |
We've got 10 players that can play. We're one of the few teams in the league 10 deep. When you have 10 deep, you have to take advantage of it. |
We've made the ones that have counted, though. We haven't lost a game due to poor free throw shooting. |